Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa vs Anish Giri

GCT Super Blitz Croatia · 2026 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Super Blitz Croatia
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 11.4
Date 2026.07.05
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/1R3k2/2p2P2/2p3p1/2b1r3/2B5/4P3/4K3 b - - 17 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.Bg2 Bc5
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.d3 h6
  9. 9.Nxd5 Qxd5
  10. 10.Bd2 Qd6
  11. 11.Bc3 Rd8
  12. 12.Nd2 Be6
  13. 13.Ne4 Qe7
  14. 14.Nxc5 Qxc5
  15. 15.Rc1 Bxa2
  16. 16.Bxc6 bxc6
  17. 17.Qa4 Be6
  18. 18.Qa5 Qxa5
  19. 19.Bxa5 Bd5
  20. 20.f3 Rd7
  21. 21.Kf2 f5
  22. 22.Bc3 e4
  23. 23.dxe4 fxe4
  24. 24.f4 a5
  25. 25.Rfd1 a4
  26. 26.Ra1 c5
  27. 27.Ke3 c6
  28. 28.f5 h5
  29. 29.h3 Kf7
  30. 30.g4 hxg4
  31. 31.hxg4 Rb7
  32. 32.Rh1 a3
  33. 33.bxa3 Rb3
  34. 34.Rhc1 Raxa3
  35. 35.Rxa3 Rxa3
  36. 36.Kf4 e3
  37. 37.Kxe3 Ra4
  38. 38.Rg1 g6
  39. 39.f6 g5
  40. 40.Rb1 Rxg4
  41. 41.Rb7+ Kf8
  42. 42.Kd2 Re4
  43. 43.Rb8+ Kf7
  44. 44.Rb7+ Kf8
  45. 45.Ke1 Bc4
  46. 46.Rb8+ Kf7
  47. 47.Rb7+ Kf8
  48. 48.Rb8+ Kf7
  49. 49.Rb7+

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